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Alaska Air Is Converting 2 More Boeing Jets Into Freighters. Here’s Why.
Text size Alaska Air sees capacity rising by 1% to 3% in 2022 compared to 2019. Photograph by Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images Alaska Air Group unveiled plans Thursday to convert two Boeing 737-800 pass...
Inverted Yield Curve Signals a Recession. A Different Curve Tells a More Upbeat Story.
Text size The Federal Reserve, led by Jerome Powell, raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 earlier this month. Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images The most-watched yield curve is close to...
Apple Stock’s Rally Could Keep Going Thanks to ‘Stellar’ iPhone 13 Demand
Text size People shop at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Demand for the iPhone 13 is on track to outpace previous iPhone models, according to analysts, with the po...
Nvidia’s Investor Day Was a Hit. That Hasn’t Stopped the Stock From Falling.
Text size Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is betting big on AI. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Nvidia ’s investor day and its flagship technical conference have been a hit on Wall Street this week—but that couldn’...
BlackBerry Valuation Makes It More Attractive. The Stock Receives an Upgrade.
Text size A logo stands on display outside the BlackBerry headquarters. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Shares of BlackBerry received a boost on Monday after analysts at RBC Capital Markets upgraded the sto...
The All-Electric Cadillac Lyriq Is Here. What It Means for GM Stock.
The Lyriq has 300 miles of driving range, via a 100-kilowatt-hour battery. Cadillac photo Text size General Motors began retail production of its all-electric luxury crossover vehicle, the Cadillac Ly...
Boeing Stock: What Wall Street Is Saying After the China Plane Crash
Text size The Boeing logo Scott Olson/Getty Images A China Eastern Airlines 737-800 tragically crashed Monday, sending shares of Boeing lower. Wall Street is hopeful that Monday’s crash wasn’t a MAX-l...
Nvidia Has Its Investor Day on Tuesday. What to Expect.
Text size Shares of Nvidia have risen roughly 14% in the past month. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nvidia kicks off its investor day at 10 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, following a follow a keynote spe...
Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire Reinsurer Alleghany for $11.6 Billion
Text size Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy Alleghany shares for $848.02 a share in cash, or a tot...
Anaplan Stock Surges on Deal to Be Bought by Thoma Bravo for $10.7 Billion
Text size Photograph by Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Anaplan , a provider of business-planning software, agreed to be acquired by private-equity firm Thoma Bravo for $66 a share, or $10.7 billion. The offe...
Nike Reports Earnings Monday. Don’t Get Your Hopes Up.
Text size The Nike store in Miami Beach, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Nike already had a China problem. Now you can add Europe to the list. The only question ahead of Monday’s earnings report is wheth...
The Stock Market Just Had Its Biggest Rally Since 2020. Enjoy It While It Lasts.
Text size It was the largest weekly gain for all three major U.S. indexes since November 2020. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Drop a ball off a balcony, and it will bounce. Drop the market off an all-time hi...
Nvidia Stock Needs a Catalyst. It Could Get One Next Week.
Text size After rocketing higher in 2021, Nvidia shares have been under pressure in 2022. Remus Rigo/Dreamstime.com Like much of the rest of the stock market, to say nothing of the beaten-down tech se...
The Market Rose on the Fed’s Rate Hikes. What It Might Be Missing.
Text size Fed Chair Jerome Powell told reporters Wednesday the central bank had the tools to bring inflation down. Photographer: Julia Nikhinson/Bloomberg It may not rank with the “whatever it takes” ...
China Gives Alibaba, Other Stocks a Lifeline. Can It Last?
Text size China said it would roll out market-friendly policies to help boost the stock market. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images With a handful of vague comments about rolling out market-friendly poli...
Stock Market Today: Dow Rises, Fed Decision Ahead, Alibaba and JD.com Soar
Text size Fed Chair Jerome Powell will host a press conference at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. Graeme Jennings / POOL/AFP via Getty Images Stocks were moving higher Wednesday as markets readied for a long-await...
Rivian Stock Gets a Target Price Cut. Wall Street Is Trying to Catch Up.
Text size Most analysts still rate Rivian shares Buy, despite the stock’s recent decline. Courtesy Rivian Analysts are adjusting their price targets for Rivian Automotive stock to reflect its ex...